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The jury in the trial of a man who admitted killing his girlfriend is unable to decide whether he is guilty of murder or manslaughter.

After seven hours and 13 minutes of deliberations, the five women and seven men said they could not overcome their disagreement.

They started kissing, touching and engaging in sexual foreplay, Dowling said.

She was fully awake while doing all of these things, he said. The Columbia Missourian produces in-depth journalism across many platforms while coaching talented MU students.

Mr Justice Mc Carthy explained that if he was provoked, the appropriate verdict would be one of manslaughter.

This is the second time Mr Murphy has gone on trial for Ms Dunlea’s death.

The jury turned in a 'not guilty' verdict to the judge, but when the judge asked each juror individually how they voted, many of them said they voted guilty.

The jury deliberated again until p.m., but when the jury returned to court, it still did not have a verdict.

During the trial, the jury heard Mr Murphy and Ms Dunlea had been in a relationship for about four months.He was convicted of her murder in 2014 and sentenced to life imprisonment but that verdict was quashed on appeal.The successful appeal was made on the grounds that the trial judge had erred in his explanation of the definition of provocation to the jury.Campbell was arrested on suspicion of first-degree rape and burglary on Jan. A woman living in an MU residence hall reported he broke into her room and raped her about 3 a.m. Friends checked up on her several times, Caldera said, and every time they checked, the victim was asleep. The victim had a lot to drink that night and went to sleep because of how intoxicated she was, Caldera said.